Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

5.56MM Tracer M196

Purchase in 20 rd boxes for $20.00  or  820 rd Ammo Cans for $800.00

Tracer ammunition (tracers) are projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. When fired, the pyrotechnic composition is ignited by the burning powder and burns very brightly, making the projectile trajectory visible to the naked eye during daylight, and very bright during nighttime firing. This allows the shooter to visually trace the flight path of the projectile and thus make necessary ballistic corrections, without having to confirm projectile impacts and without even using the sights of the weapon. Tracer fire can also be used as a marking tool to signal other shooters to concentrate their fire on a particular target during battle.

5.56 NATO
20 Round Box
M196 Tracer (red tip)
Full Metal Jacket (FMJ)
55 Grain
Chamber Pressure: 52,000 psi
Velocity 3200 fps, 15 Feet from Muzzle
Visual illumination begins at 50 yards